Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1871 census)
Rivière Ouelle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,016. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3433574. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.447°N, 69.992°W.
Population
In 1871, Rivière Ouelle had a population of 2,016: 975 male and 1,041 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,505 |
| 1861 | 2,081 |
| 1871 | 2,016 |
| 1881 | 2,060 |
| 1891 | 1,972 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 1,608 |
| 1921 | 1,405 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Rivière Ouelle, 1861 (91.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rivière Ouelle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,016 total population, 1,041 females, 975 males, 541 married persons, 342 families, 272 married males, 269 married females, 72 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,403 single persons under 18, 724 single females under 18, 679 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 254 inhabited houses, 254 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 7,680 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Charles Chapais | 1811–1885 | born here |
| Victor Hudon | 1812–1897 | born here |
| Luc Letellier de Saint-Just | 1820–1881 | born and died here |
| Henri-Raymond Casgrain | 1831–1904 | born here |
| Horace Bélanger | 1836–1892 | born here |
| Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier | 1837–1911 | born here |
| Arthur Bouchard | 1845–1896 | born here |
| Charles-Antoine-Ernest Gagnon | 1846–1901 | born here |
| Jean-Marie-Joseph-Pantaléon Pelletier | 1860–1924 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3433574
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-Ouelle
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-Ouelle
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-ouelle-qc165003-1871/.